Convertible trunk.



B'. E. CARRM.

CONVERTIBLE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1916.

1 285,935 Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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B. E. CARRM. convsnnm TRUNK.

'APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, I91".

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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B. E. CARRM.

CONVERTIBLE TRUNK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1916.

1,285,935; I Patented Nbv. 26,1918.

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ATTORNEY,

UNITED earns ar BAZEL E. CARRM, OF S'JL'LOUIS, MISSOURI,-

CONVERTIBLE TRUNK. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Application filed June 26, 1916. Serial No. 105,846. 7

use where space is limited, and for use in.

traveling, camping, and the like.

My invention consists of a trunk having a lower section adapted for use as a trunk proper, and an upper section consisting of a plurality of removable hingedly connected sections adapted to be adjusted into variousv positions in forming the various artlcles into which the trunk may be converted.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for firmly holding thehingedly connected sections in extended position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pair of removable hinged sections capable of being folded to form arm rests-when converting a trunk into a chair.

With the above and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, the invention consists in certain new and novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully described hereinafter and finally been adjusted to pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanylng drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a plan view ofmy invention.

showing all of the hinged sections in extended position, the upholstering being omitted from this view.

as a whole when the hinged sections have form the upper section of the trunk. i I

Fig. 3 is a detail showing of one of the. corners of the trunk and'the-locking means therefor.

Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof one of'the removable hinges.

Fig. 5 is a detail showing of one of the sections of the upper section of the trunk as hingedly connected to the lower section oflthe Fig. 6 isa perspective view of the article as it appears when converted into a bed.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the article as it appears when converted into a couch.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the article as it appears when converted into a chair- In carrying out the aim of my invention one section of the trunk is convertible, and for this purpose it is constructed, as follows: Referring to the accompanying drawings,

the reference character A designates the lower section of a trunk comprising the sides 1 and the bottom 2.

The top or convertible section of the trunk designated B consists, when in a closed position, of the bottom section 3, thefront section 4, the backsection 5, the top section 6, and the end sections 7 and 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. p

Section 4c is preferably connected to section 3 by means of suitable hinges 9. Section 5 is connected to section 3 by means of suitable hinges 10, and section 6 is connected to section 5 by means'of suitable hinges 11.

Sections 7 and 8 which form the'ends of the convertible top section B of the trunk when closed, are .removably and hingedly connected to the ends ofbottom section 3 by means of suitable hinges 12-. i

The hinges 12 comprise a section 13 adapt ed to be secured to sections 7 and 8. Another section 14: which is hingedly connected to section 13 by means of a pin 15, is provided with an extended arm 16. The arm 16 is adapted to be held in'positi'on by means of U'shaped clips which form a socket for justed to an extended'position for forming Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the trunk a bed or couch, four additionalsections 18, 19, 20 and 21are employed, and these sections are connected to front and back sections 4 and 5, respectively, through the medium of the removable hinges 22, which hinges are of the same construction as hinges 12 and are adapted to be'received by the I socket clips 17 secured to the outer faces of able. hinges. .zTh-is arra gement perm ts.

the sections 20 and 21 to be folded when the article is converted into a chair, as shown in Fig. 8, thereby forming arm rests.

The means for firmly holding the removable hingedly connected end sections 7 and 8, 18 and 19, 20 and 21 in extended position with relation to sections 3, 4 and 5 respectively, and sections 4: and 5 in extended relation with section 3, consists of the sliding bolts 2% having the heads 25 for manipulating the bolts. The bolts 24: are preferably concealed within openings 26 in the sections 4:, 5, 7 8, 18 and 19 and in sections a and b of sections 20 and 21. Openings 26 are adapted to register with opposed openings 27 in sections 3, f and 5. This arrangement permits the sliding bolts 2% to enter openin gs 27 for firmly retaining the end sections in extended relation with sections 3, 4 and 5 when converted into a couch or bed, as is manifest.

Top section 6 is adapted to hang or suspend from back section 5 and rest upon the floor when the article is converted into a bed. It is folded back upon the back section 5 when the article is converted into a couch or a chair.

The bottom section 3 is preferably hinged at one or more places to the back section 1, as at 28, of the lower section A of the trunk, as shown in detail in Fig. 5. This arrangement permits the bottom section 3 of the upper convertible trunk section B to further act as a cover or top section for the lower section A of the trunk.

Preferably sections 3, 4t and 5 are provided adjacent each of the sliding bolt openings 27 with an opening 29. These openings 29 are arranged at a right angle to the openings 26, as shown in detail in Fig. 3. This arrangement permits the sliding bolts 2A to enter openings 27 when sections 7, 8, 18 and 19 and sections a and b of sections 20 and 21 are adjusted or brought to a right angle with sections 3, 4: and 5 in converting the article into a closed upper section B of a trunk, or converting the article into a couch or chair.

When converted into a couch section 5 is locked at right angles to section 3 by means of the sliding bolts 24. passing through openings 29, while sections a and b of end sections 11 and 12 are locked in right angular position with relation to sections 3 and 5 by means of the bolts 24: passing through openings 29 in back section 5. Sections 4, 18 and 19 merely hang downwardly concealing the lower section A of the trunk from view, and sections 20 and 21 are held in extended relation to section 4 by means of the sliding bolts 24.

When the article is converted into a chair sections 18 and 19 are removed, and sections 7 and 8 are adjusted to hang at a right angle with section 3 thereby concealing the ends of the trunk from view, while section 1 conceals the front of the trunk from view. End sections 20 and 21 when converting the article into a chair are first removed to allow the upper sections 5 to fold back upon sections a. After sections I) have been folded back then the arms 16 of the hinges 12 of each section a, are reinserted in their retaining socket clips 17 and the bolts 24 inserted into the openings 29 for holding the arm sections 11 and 12 at a right angle to the bottom and back sections 3 and 5, respectively. If desired, hinge 12 secured to parts 5 of sections 20 and 21 may be eliminated, as the bolt 24 will hold the parts Z) in their extended position.

End sections 7 and 8- are each provided with a plurality of fingers 30 adapted to enter the openings 29 in front and back sections at and 5, respectively, and openings 31 in cover section 6, to hold the end sections 7 and 8 in a locked position to prevent their falling outwardly and downwardly after the cover section 6 has been closed and locked, as shown in Fig. 1.

Cover section 6 is preferably fastened by means of a suitable lock 32 to the front section 4. Front section t is in turn preferably fastened by means of a lock 33 to the front side 1 of the lower section A of the trunk.

It will be understood that sections 18, 19, 20 and 21. are first removed before attempting to fold the remaining sections into a trunk, as shown in Fig. 2. The removed sections may be placed within the upper sec- 100 tion B of the trunk after having been removed.

Each of the sections comprising the upper section B of the trunk are provided with beveled edges to permit the sections to be 105 readily folded or adjusted to right angles with one another forming a perfect corner.

Each section of the upper section B of the trunk is preferably provided upon one of its faces with suitable upholstering, as 110 illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

It will be understood that the lower section A of the trunk proper at all times forms a central support for the convertible sections of the upper section B of the trunk.

It will be understood that various changes may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims, and therefore I do not wish to limit or be limited to the precise details shown 120 and described, but wish it to be distinctly understood that any modified constructions are simply modifications of my convertible trunk, and such modifications as come under the scope of this specification and the ap- 125 pended claims I consider within the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A new article of manufacture comprismg a com ed trunk, chair, couch, and bed, 130

consisting of a lower trunk section and an upper trunk section adapted to be carried by the lower trunk section, said upper trunk section comprising a bottom section hingedly connected to the bottom trunk section, a front section hingedly connected to said bottom section, a back section hingedly connected to said bottom section, opposed end sections hingedly connected to said bottom section, a cover section hingedly connected to said back section and foldable end sections removably supported by the back section adapted to form arm rests when the upper section is converted into a chair, and means for holding said arm rests in position.

2. An article of the class described comprising a trunk consisting of a lower trunk section and an upper trunk section, said c upper trunk section comprising a bottom section hingedly connected to the lower trunk section, a front section hingedly connected to the bottom section of the upper trunk section, a back section hingedly connected to the bottom section of the upper trunk section, a cover section hingedly connected to the back section of said upper trunk section, a pair of removable end sections hingedly connected to the bottom section of the upper trunk section adapted to form the ends of the upper trunk section when in their closed position, a pair of removable end sections hingedly connected to the front section of said upper trunk section, and a pair of removable end sections hingedly connected to the back section of said means for holding said arm rests in position when the article is converted into a chair.

In testimony whereof have hereunto signed my name to the speclfication.

BAZEL-E. CARRM.

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